TrekToday - Shiban Doing His Trek Homework

The Trek Nation

TrekToday

'Enterprise' Episode Guide

The Trek BBS

Shiban Doing His Trek Homework





	Sep 2 - Keep up to date at TrekToday.com! Trek Nation will no longer carry updated news Aug 29 - Retro Review: Hero Worship A young boy who is the sole survivor of a disaster that killed his parents decides to emulate Data. Aug 21 - Retro Review: New Ground Worf's human mother brings his son Alexander on board, insisting that she can no longer raise the boy. Aug 14 - Retro Review: A Matter of Time When a visitor from a future era arrives on the ship, Picard asks for assistance about how to save a dying planet. July 31 - Retro Review: Unification, Part Two Picard learns the reason for Spock's visit to Romulus: an attempted reunification of the Vulcan and Romulan races. July 17 - Retro Review: Unification, Part One Shocked to learn that Spock may have defected to the Romulans, Picard and Data cross the Neutral Zone in to find him. July 10 - Retro Review: The Game When an interactive game becomes addictive to the crew, Wesley Crusher and his new girlfriend must save the day. June 20 - Retro Review: Disaster Troi must take command of the ship while Picard struggles to work with three children and Worf delivers Keiko's baby. June 6 - Retro Review: Silicon Avatar A scientist pursuing the Crystalline Entity discovers that Data's brain holds her son's memories. May 30 - Retro Review: Ensign Ro A court-martialed Starfleet officer from occupied Bajor is sent to help locate a terrorist leader. May 23 - Retro Review: Darmok Picard is exiled with the leader of an alien race who speaks in incomprehensible metaphors. May 15 - Retro Review: Redemption, Part Two Picard discovers that Tasha Yar's Romulan daughter is influencing the Klingon civil war. May 9 - Retro Review: Redemption, Part One When Picard is asked as Arbiter of Succession to oversee Gowron's installation, Worf resigns from Starfleet to fight against the Duras family. May 2 - Retro Review: In Theory Data creates a romantic subroutine to experiment with love. Apr 24 - Retro Review: The Mind's Eye LaForge is kidnapped and altered by Romulans to take part in an assassination plot against a Klingon governor.

By Caillan
May 18, 2002 - 10:36 AM

X-Files writer-producer John Shiban is currently busy preparing for his new case - investigating the mysterious world of Star Trek.

Emmy-nominee Shiban joins Enterprise as co-executive producer next season, and admitted he's not up to speed with all the latest Trek happenings. Talking to TV Now's Marlee McBee, Shiban said he was a "fan of the original series, and I've seen my share of Next Generation and some of Voyager. I haven't seen much of Deep Space Nine, but I'm trying to catch up. I'm doing my homework."

Hoping not to make a crucial gaffe, Shiban is also getting up to speed with fan terminology. "I'm a fan but I don't know if I'm a Trekker or Trekkie. I know there's a difference. I'm learning."

Shiban joined The X-Files as staff writer in season three, rising through the ranks to become executive producer in season nine. Along the way, he was nominated for an Emmy for penning 'Memento Mori' with creator Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz, and Vince Gilligan. Shiban also directed the episode 'Underneath,' and hopes to continue behind the camera on Enterprise.

The NX-01's resident medic, John Billingsley (Dr. Phlox), appeared as Timmy the Geek in The X-Files episode 'Three of a Kind.' Shiban mentioned he is "looking forward to working with him" on Enterprise, although he has yet to meet the rest of the cast.

Shiban will serve under the aegis of executive producers Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, who have both worked on the Trek franchise for over a decade. With Enterprise likely to enjoy a long run like its predecessors, how does Shiban account for the continued popularity of Star Trek?

"The basic paradigm is so brilliant, that you can keep telling stories for years," he said. "It's an honor to be a part of something like this."

The full interview with John Shiban, in which he also talks about the final season of The X-Files, can be found here at TV Now. Thanks to 'Captain Joe' for this!

Discuss this news item at Trek BBS!
Add TrekToday RSS feed to your news reader or My Yahoo!
Also a CSI: Crime Scene Investigation fan? Then visit CSIFiles.com!

Find more episode info in the Episode Guide.



	- Today's News - Archives - Submit News - Link to us - Contact Us - FAQ - Disclaimer



	- Trek Nation - TrekToday - Trek BBS - ST: Hypertext

All original content copyright © 1999-2005 by the Trek Nation and Christian Höhne Sparborth. The Trek Nation and its subsidiary sites are in no way affiliated with Paramount Pictures, Inc. Star Trek ®, in all its various forms, is a trademark of Paramount Pictures. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective holders. Please read the extended copyright notice.